Catamenial sack.



PATBNTED MAY 14, 1907. P. X. MATHIS, JR..& L. SIMON.

CATAMENIAL SACK. I

APPLICATION FILBD JULY 27. 1907.

'FRANK X. VvMarins, JR.,

AND LEWIS SIMON, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. Y

CATAMENIAL SACK.'

Specification'of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application led July 27, 1966. Serial No. 328,087.

.Toall whom it may concern: y Be it known that we, FRANK X. MATHIS, Jr., and LEWIS SIMON, citizens of the United States, both residing` in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Vuseful Catamenial Sack,

of which the-following is a specification.

Our invention consists :of a catamenial sack formed of members hereinafter" de-v scribed, the novel. features thereof being pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a catamenial sack embodying our invention. Fig. 2 represents .a vertical'section of a portion on line ca .e, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section on line y--fy, Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings r-A designates the body of the sack, the samebeingformed of a piece of pliable material of water-proof or other non-absorbent nature, preferably of soft, rubber, whose sides are turnedupwardly and inwardly forming a receptacle for a napkin, cloth or other absorbent, as at A', the inner terminals of said sides being separated to permit of the ready introduction and removal of said absorbent into and from said receptacle. In order to prevent improper separation or spreading of said receptacle there are connected with the aforesaid terminals the transversely extending pieces B of non-absorbent material, which also serve to'prevent displacement of the absorbent A from said receptacle.

The end terminals of the .receptacle have connected with them the tabs C of pliable but inelastic material, the same being adapted for the firm attachment of j the suspension straps D, D and E, which latiyter extend from.

the waist belt F, it being noticed that the strap E is formed of a piece of elastic material, it being doubled on itself and looped on said waist belt F, its members divergingfrom said belt and being secured to the side portions ofthe adjacent tab E, by which provision the tab is sustained ata plurality of places and so retained fiat in position and prevented from buckling while the strap E has freedom of action on the belt and yields, due to its resiliency to the motion of the body and thus the rear portion of the` sack may be worn withcomfort.

The front straps D are each provided with a series of fastening members G arranged one below the other, and each side of the adj acenttab Chas thereon a fastening member H with which one of the respective members G may engage, said members G, Hin the present instance being vof the order of resilienthead and socket fasteners which may be readily and easily connected and dis-connected, avoiding the employment of buckles, pins and the like, while also providing means for conveniently adjusting the body of the sack in vertical direction and admitting of adapting the sack to persons of different heights.

Again' said straps D are connected with the opposite sides of the tab, thuskeeping the latter properly distended and causing it to lie flat in position, avoiding'buckling and permitting the front of the sack to be worn with comfort, the advantages of whicl1.are communicated in al measure to the body of the said sack, said body furthermore Vbeinglight,

pliable, resilient, easily removed from po-k 'attached to one ofsaid tabs, a waist-belt to which the lother ends of 'said straps are attached, and a single elastic suspension strap having its ends fixed to the other tab, said strap being doubled upon itself and loosely looped over the waist belt, said members divergin'g from said belt and its looped'portion supported directly over the belt and free for movement horizontally thereupon and for bodily movement of either end vertically.

2. A catamenial sack composed of a receptacle body of water proof and resilient material having inturned sides, tabs on the ends thereof, transversely extending straps connected with said sides to retain them in closed position, a waist belt, a plurality of straps pendent therefrom and extending re- IOO 2 @5eme spectively to the opposite Sides of the adj apermanently connected the said loop being cenit tala, llfastenings on said straps and tab, free fo horizontal movement on said belt` an a sing e strap of elastic material which is f l f doubled on itself, slidingly looped on said HHSJR' Waist belt, with the members of the loop disl L connected and free to move Vetically and Witnessesz radiating from the latte to the opposite sidesl P. M. Vllms,

of the adjacent tab with which its ends are l JOHN A. V/'IEDERSHEIAL 

